The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 32
ssolid parts of the laoe together, and are made by passingtwo or three strands across, and either cording or coveringthem closely with buttonhole. Bars can be made of any THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 21 form, the ones shown in Fig. 27 being intended to fill in alarge space, and to form a kind of… … Fig. 27. Bars. Basket Stitch.—One of the handsomest stitches inembroidery, and much used in ancient and modem churchneedlework. It is a variety of couching, and its particularbeauty arises from the raised appearance given to thethreads composing it by rows of whipcord or cotton cordlaid down upon…
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